Metro Boomin Chartered Princess Yacht Wrecked by Fire in Miami

Famous hip-hop and trap music producer Metro Boomin yacht charter adventure for him and nine other guests ended in flames as the 29 meter Princess yacht m/y Monopoly he was onboard ended in flames, following it's arrival at the famous Booby Trap strip club, Miami River just after 03:00 early morning time of Sunday nineteen January.  The Princess yacht was berthed for just thirty minutes outside the famous strip club, when it started to smoke and fire alarms started going off, with the ten guests and five crew being immediately evacuated as this happened and Miami-Dade Fire rescue intervening for the blaze after 04:00 with thirty units, from land and water.  Ultimately this was a delicate operation due to the size and fuel capacity of the yacht, with the fire extinguished at 07:00 morning time, with Monopoly ultimately capsizing and sinking due to the water thrown to put the blaze off.  The causes of the fire are under investigation and not advised, as no injuries are reported and the yacht becoming a total wreck.

M/y Monopoly the super yacht in this fire is a 2022 X95, Princess current flagship which was introduced in 2020 to a design by Pininfarina and naval architecture by Olesinski.  Princess has so far delivered 21 X95, including its 2024 soft X95 Vista more glazing evolution.

Metro Boomin real name Leland Tyler Wayne is a 1993 born hip-hop and trap music producer who began his career in music production in 2009.  Metro Boomin has so far released two albums, five collaborative albums, and the Soundtrack album for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie, where he also appeared in a cameo.

Cranchi New Web Site

Cranchi presents its new World wide web showroom. Cranchi was officially founded in 1870, with the today World known production and yacht builder story starting when Giovanni Cranchi opens a workshop in Como in 1866 building fisherman and transport boats on commission, who after four years officially registers Cantiere Nautico Cranchi. In 1932 the grandson of Cranchi also named Giovanni purchases a building in Brienno, Como on the lake shore and transforms it into a shipyard. This step leads into 1952 when Cranchi and his children devote themselves to wooden boats mass production. But the real turn around for Cranchi comes from fourth generation Aldo in 1970, who partners with Tullio Monzino, moves to shipyard to nearby Valtellina and starts fiberglass production in the new establishment in Piantedo, Sondrio. This move produces the first Kiko model, and leads after this to various over one thousand delivered models; 1971 4.85 Pilotina, 1974 20 Rally, and the 1997 launched 34 Zaffiro. The plant in Piantedo also continues its expansion and in the eighties expands to 20,000 squared metres, and again to 33,000. Other sites are also added; San Giorgio di Nogaro Marine Test Center in 1997, San Giorgio di Nogaro 22,000 square meters factory, a third plant in Colico, Lecce, and last in 2005 the opening of Seventy Plant 4 dedicated to plus fifty foot yachts in an area of 100,000 squared meters of which 25,000 covered located in Rogolo, Sondrio. In all these plants Cranchi today produces ten models from the entry level E26 Rider, to the Settantotto 78 flagship, with its latest models being the just debuted Sessantasette 67 Corsa and the Sessantadue 62, with an upcoming Cinquantatre 53 project coming in 2025. Cranchi's new website is available in English and Italian language and takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Company, Services, News and Events, Dealers, Pre-owned Boats, Download, Careers, Contacts, and Boat Shows. Cranchi is also located on all major social hubs; Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, and Linkedin with link buttons at the top right of the entry page taking you directly to the social media pages.

www.cranchi.it

Production History;

4.85 Pilotina 1971-77 (1550)

Rally 20 1974- (1000+)

Pilotina 5.80 1976-80 (274)

C8 1976-

C6 Cabin 1977-79

C8 Sport 1979-83

Faster 5.20 m 1979-

Jean 5.75 m 1979-

Holiday 20 1979-84

Clipper 224 1981-

Hobby 190 1981-85

Endurance 31 1983-91

25 GT 1984-87

Hobby 20 1985-90

Holiday 21 1986-91

Clipper 760 1988-93

Clipper Cruiser 7.60 m 1989-93

40 Mediterranee 1989-96 (200+) includes 41 Mediterranee

Start 21 1991-94

35 Endurance 1992-97

36 Smeraldo 1993-97

Corallo 840 1994-99

Turchese 24 1994-2004

31 Aquamarina 1994-2000

41 Mediterranee 1997-2002 (200+) includes 40 Mediterranee

34 Zaffiro 1997-2008 (1100+)

38 Atlantique 1997-98

37 Smeraldo 1998-2005

40 Atlantique 1998-2008

39 Endurance 1998-2003

48 Atlantique 1998-2004

50 Mediterranee 2000-09

28 CSL 2001-09

33 Endurance 2002-05

41 Endurance 2004-08

47 Mediterranee 2004-10

50 Mediterranee HT 2005-09

50 Atlantique 2005-10

47 Mediterranee HT 2006-10

43 Mediterranee 2007-11

43 Mediterranee HT 2007-11

36 Zaffiro 2008-12

36 Pelican 2008-11

43 Atlantique 2008-12

33 Endurance 2008-12

29 Zaffiro 2008-

32 Zaffiro HT 2008-11

Sixty4 HT 2010-16

Sixty6 Flybridge 2010-16

Fifty6 ST 2010-16

Fifty8 Fly 2011-14

M35 ST 2011-15

M44 ST 2012- *M40 project

30 Endurance 2012-

54 Fly 2012-16

Fifty8 HT 2012-16

T53 2013-18 *50 Trawler project

54 HT 2013-17

27 Endurance 2014-

43 Eco Trawler 2015-21

40 Eco Trawler 2015-17

Sixty Fly 2015-22

Z35 2015-

E52 S Evoluzione 2017-23 *50 S project

E52 F Evoluzione 2017-23 *50 Fly project

60 ST 2017-

60 HT 2017-

T36 Crossover 2018-21 *XT36 project

E26 Rider 2018-

E26 Classic 2018-

T55 2019-22

Settantotto 78 2020- *78 Magnifica project Christian Grande design era

A46 Luxury Tender 2021- *A42 project

SessantaSette 67 2022-

SessantaSette 67 Corsa 2024-

SessantaDue 62 2024-

Pilotina 485, Cranchi's first fiberglass boat produced from 1971 to 77

Classic Cantieri di Pisa Saved from Sinking in Malta

A classic thirteen meter Cantieri di Pisa motor cruiser started to take on water, near Manoel Island, opposite the Sliema strand, Malta just after 16:30 hours of Saturday eighteen January.  The report of the boat taking water was shared on the Malta Boating Group on FaceBook, as the owner and helpers rushed to the swing moored classic boat and saved her from sinking.  The cause of the boat taking on water are not reported, but the most important thing, is that she is saved.

The boat in this sinking is a classic Cantieri di Pisa Polaris m. 13.20 as designed by Pier Luigi Spadolini and produced from 1961 to 1963 in triple planking mahogany wood. The Polaris was the 1956 founded Cantieri di Pisa second model, following the 10 m Jupiter, with the model evolving into the larger main deck cabin Super Polaris.

New Model: Ocean King Doge 400

 

Ocean King has in 2024 debuted the the first unit of the Doge 400 model.  The first Doge 400 is to be followed by another unit currently in construction for a modern infused explorer looking super yacht designed by Alot with naval engineering by Innave.  With an explorer-proof DNA, the Doge 400 presents a well-groomed aesthetic with the Made in Italy seal of approval, a guarantee of quality and exquisitely refined taste in both exterior and interior design. Ocean King says the Doge 400 is build like a commercial vessel with a yacht skin, representing the pinnacle of nautical engineering and luxury comfort.  The first Doge 400 had an interior designed by Matteo Gottardo who presented a modern interior for the the three decks five double suite guests layout.  Crew accommodation in the Doge 400 is for seven, three cabins located on the forward part of the lower deck which also features a lobby with galley, plus a captains cabin behind the pilot house on the top deck.  Power for the first unit of the Doge 400 came from Man 1450hp engines which give a fifteen knots top speed.  Ocean King has a lot of believe in the Doge line with the series offered in two other 350 and 500 projects.

Technical Data:

LOA - 40.38 m (132.4ft)

Beam - 8.50 m

Draft - 2.45 m

Displacement - 390 t loaded, 430gt *volume

Fuel Capacity - 50,000 l

Water Capacity - 14,700 l

Accommodation - ten/twelve guests in five cabins, seven crew in four cabins

Engines - 2 x Man D2868 1450hp, or Cat C32 1450hp

Propulsion - line shaft 

Speed - fifteen knots max, thirteen cruise, nine knots long range

Range - five thousand nautical miles at nine knots

Hull Shape - displacement with bulbous bow

Construction - ah36 steel for hull, marine grade aluminium alloy for super structure 

Project - Alot design, Innave naval architect, Matteo Gottardo interior *hull one

Certification - RINA C hull Mach Ych unrestricted navigation

www.oceanking.it

Two Boats End Aground in Iron Cove, Sydney

Two cruisers of ten meters in length ended aground at Iron Cove, in Drummoyne, to the West of Sydney on the early hours of Friday seventeen January. Strong winds which were reported to reaching wind speeds up Beaufort Force Eight caused the grounding as the boats broke their swing mooring.  Low tide also made the situation a bit more difficult.  A salvage by Aus Coastal Diving and Marine was organized the following day, with no injuries reported from the accident, although the boat will need some repairs.

The boats in this accident are a Greenline 33 Yacht as produced from 2008 to 2022 on the rocks to the right of the picture, and a Bayliner 3688 Motor Yacht as produced from 1992 to 1994.

Project: Evo Yachts R9

Evo Yachts stuns the industry again by challenging the world’s top superyacht builders with the project for a new super yacht flagship the R9. Evo R9 is a revolutionary product that puts the owner at the core of the design process. Packed with unprecedented new features, the yacht also leverages the points of strength that have made the brand famous worldwide. She’s a highly customisable thirty-metre aluminium super sport yacht that aims to set the bar in the superyacht industry and write a new chapter in the history of a brand that continues to evolve. The decision to opt for an aluminium hull and topside and a carbon fibre superstructure to offer increasingly custom production also reflects the brand’s design philosophy, which aims to experiment with new materials, not least in view of a sharper focus on environmental sustainability. The design by Valerio Rivellini, who designed the yacht in collaboration with the Evo's technical office, features a majestic superstructure, completely enclosed in glazed surfaces, and various layout options to meet the different needs of all kinds of owners, who can follow the design process every step of the way as they see their dream yacht transformed into reality. Evo R9 can comfortably accommodate from six to eight people, plus four members of crew, offering a high level of privacy and settings with various possible layouts. The propulsion system is another key feature of the new superyacht, with two or three 2200hp engines driving the yacht to a top speed of between 50 and 58 knots and a cruising speed of between 40 and 44 knots. The new Evo Yachts R9 is designed for an experienced owner who wants a tailor-made super sport yacht and loves high-end performance without sacrificing the features that have made the brand famous, first and foremost transformability. In fact, Evo R9 will also be fitted with hull sides that open out, using an even more sophisticated system than seen on previous yachts, designed to offer the utmost in versatility, resulting in a highly innovative superyacht but one that immediately reveals the brand identity.

www.evoyachts.com

New Model: Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2

Rhea presents the updated second V2 version of its traditional small fisherman inspired looking Helmsman 730 Timoner.  An updated design but based on the same Joubert-Nivelt naval architecture with exterior design by Bertrand Danglade the Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 has a completely updated pilot house looks with the integrated windows now offering 30% more visibility.  But the changes for the Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 do not stop to the design of the pilothouse with a complete new mould made for for the helm station, with the addition of a fifty centimetres wide side-door and a more amenities inside, which now feature a small dinette for two persons to port side, with a small unit to starboard behind the helm chair.  The lower deck accommodation with a  V-berth sleeping two persons has not been changed.  The Rhea Helmsman 730 Timoner V2 is standard powered by a single Nanni 205hp or optional 230hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 7.30 m (23.9ft)

Beam - 3 m

Draft - 0.75 m

Displacement - 2700kg

Fuel Capacity - 300 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engine - 1 x Nanni 205hp, Nanni 230hp

Propulsion - line shaft with protection skeg

Project - Bertrand Danglade design, Joubert-Nivelt naval architecture

Certification - C-8

www.rhea-marine.fr

Rich Lazzara 1973 - 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rich Lazzara, who passed away the fourteen January at the age of 51.  Born May eighteen 1973 Rich Lazzara was a third generation boat builder, who spent more over twenty years in the boat building industry. He grew up working in his grandfather’s Gulfstar, learning first hand knowledge of yacht engineering, processes, and construction. Ultimately the Lazzara family will sell its stakes in Gulfstar in 1989 and create Lazzara in 1990, as Rich will be given the responsibility for developing the sales team and international dealer network that eventually grew his family’s Lazzara Yacht business to a one hundred million US$ yacht building company in 2008. His knowledge about the most modern sales tools, such as social networking, websites, direct mail, email, and mobile, has allowed him to utilize them effectively and precisely to meet the needs of clients around the world. Ultimately Rich ended his yachting career as yacht broker with HMY Yacht which he joined in August 2015, were his yacht-building pedigree, combined with leading-edge marketing technology, have afforded him a high level of sales success. From lamination to listings, there isn’t a facet of the yachting industry Rich was not involved and understood.  Rich is survived by his parents, Richard and Debbie Lazzara, his stepmother Tracey Lazzara, his wife Melissa Lazzara, his children Haley, Avery, Zariah, Santana, Damarcus, Trey, Quinn Lazzara, Lorin and Logan Hutchinson and his brothers, Joey, Tony Lazzara and Billy McKnight.

Project: Delta Powerboats 72

Delta Powerboats has in the fall of the year unveiled the project of the 72, a project for an upcoming hard-top sport yacht.  Designed by Delta Powerboats owner Mannerfelt the 72 follows similar lines and looks to the 48, the latest addition to the Swedish yacht builder which arrived in the first half of 2023.  Extreme lightness is the word of the Delta 72 which is to be constructed in full carbon fibre, which will make it among the lightest yacht in its 21 meters size and sport yacht type, if the declared 27 tons loaded weight is to be confirmed.  The Delta Powerboats 72 is to offer a four cabins sleeping eight lower deck layout, plus a crew cabin for two.  All living area galley plus saloon will be located under the hard-top covered main deck area.  Power options will come from twin Volvo 1000hp with IPS pod drives for a top speed up to 41 knots, and or Quadruple Mercury 600hp outboards petrol gas engines for 52 knots speeds.

www.deltapowerboats.se

New Model: Aquila 50 Yacht

Aquila Power Catamarans has during the 2024 Fort Lauderdale boat show debuted its new 50 Yacht. A fifteen meter power catamaran the Aquila 50 Yacht comes as a replacement to the 48 and sits in between the 44 and 54 models.  The 50 Yacht also introduces an explorer yacht aesthetic, featuring a commanding high freeboard and an S-shear line that goes up and sets it apart from the other Aquila models. The Aquila 50 Yacht features a three cabins three head standard layout, with a luxurious single-level seven meter full-beam master stateroom located forward. The Aquila 50 Yacht is also offered in a more charter friendly four cabins version this located forward of the starboard hull, and takes away space from the master stateroom. A single berth crew cabin is also offered as an option, this located on the port hull at midships. All the living saloon area on the Aquila 50 Yacht is located on the main deck and is of with an astern galley layout. The Aquila 50 Yacht is standard powered by twin Volvo 380hp, with optional 480hp and or Yanmar 550hp being available. Performance is 22 knots max eighteen cruise with Volvo 380hp.

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.99 m (52.6ft)

Beam - 7.76 m

Draft - 1.26 m with sacrificial protective keel

Displacement - 23013 kg light, 32281 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 1964 l

Water Capacity - 880 l

Max Persons - thirty inland, twelve offshore

Accommodation - six berths in 3 cabins, or 8 berths in 4 cabins, optional 1 berth crew cabin

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 380hp, D6 480hp, Yanmar 550hp

Propulsion - direct shaft drive

Speed - 22 knots max eighteen cruise with Volvo 380hp

Hull Shape - bulbous bow catamaran

Construction - resin infused vinylester resins with core sandwich

Certification - CE A12/B12/C20/D30

www.aquilaboats.com

Sportfish Boat Wrecked by Fire at Poquoson. Virginia

A sportfish cruiser of about ten meters in length was wrecked by fire as it was lying in the boat dock underneath the shelter at Whitehouse Cove Marine, Poquoson, Virginia at 17:33 of Sunday twelfth January.  Two marine employees tried to extinguish the fire, before calling 911 and Poquoson Fire and Rescue units responding to the blaze, with Squad 1, Engine 2, Medic 1 and Medic 2 attending the scene.  Ultimately the fire was extinguished, and did not damage further boats, also because of the fire intervention of the two marina employees who fought the blaze before Poquoson Fire and Rescue units arrived.  No one was injured in the fire.

Project: Fleming 60

Fleming present the project for a new 60 model.  The 60 is based on the 58 which debuting in 2013 has so far sold in 45 units.  The Fleming 60 extends the 58 length by fifty centimetres aft.  This gives the Fleming 60 a more spacious California seating with a walkaround deck behind the cockpit settee and also extra space for a larger crew cabin or storage utility room.  Inside and in the rest of the yacht the Fleming 60 should not be much different to the 58 with a choice for three lower deck choices, two of which with full beam master stateroom, and a bunk third cabin.  You also have a choice what Fleming calls the Accommodation Option A for a forward master stateroom, and an L-shaped bunk third cabin to midships, which is bigger to the offer of options B and C with third cabin located to port side.  The Fleming 60 like the 58 is to be powered by twin Man 800hp which are good for 21 knots top speeds, and a range at best cruise of six knots just a little bit over 2,500 nautical miles. 

www.flemingyachts.com

Flybridge Boat Partly Sinks in Chesapeake Fishing Creek

A flybridge cruiser of ten meters in length party sank in Fishing Creek marina, by the Chesapeake Beach, in the Chesapeake Bay on the afternoon of Saturday eleven January.  The cause of the part-sinking are not reported, though it looks to be a failed through hull.  These through hulls in this instance usually fail because the boat has not been correctly Winterized for the cold weather and water Winter temperatures.  This Winter is particularly cold in the Chesapeake Bay with current water temperatures down to four degrees celsius, what is less then five degrees to the usual nine degrees average.

The boat in this part sinking is a second generation Silverton 37 Convertible as produced from 1990 to 2000.  The second generation 37 Convertible was a replacement to the first generation 37C with the model replaced by the more sportfish looking 38 Convertible.

Mangusta Super Yacht Fire Scare in Fort Lauderdale

The Mangusta 54 meter m/y She's a 10 Too had a fire scare when she was berthed at Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Saturday eleven January.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue attended the blaze, with conflicting reports saying the fire was in the engine room and or the garage.  The fire was extinguished in just twenty minutes and contained in the area.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the fire scare with its two fire boats, and was also assisted by the county’s fire boat.  The cause of the fire is not reported and under investigation, with the yacht just returning from St. Martin in the Caribbean some hours before the accident.  

M/y She is a 10 Too is a 2024 Overmarine Mangusta GranSport 54 as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced from 2018 so far in three units.  The GranSport 54 is Mangusta's current flagship, which also debuted the GranSport line in 2018, which was followed by smaller 45 and 33 models in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

Yachting Developments New Web Site

Yachting Developments from New Zealand presents its new World wide web showroom.  Yachting Developments has a story that goes beyond and previous to building yachts which started when founder and managing director Ian Cook founds the company in 1990 to help Spain enter into the Americas cup.  In 2002 Yachting Developments launches its first yacht a 22.6m cruiser racer sailing machine.  Move the clock fifteen years later and Yachting Developments has launched 21 custom yachts from eleven to 39 meters, most of which sailing yachts, excluding the four sportfish yachts delivered from 2012 which started with the 27.4m YD65, to the largest build in 2017 the 39.5m hull number 1015, and two other 33 and 34.9M builds, all of which made with high tech composite. Yachting Developments new website takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Projects, Media, Careers, and Contact.  Yachting Developments is also on social media with links at the bottom of page taking you it's Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages.

www.yachtingdevelopments.co.nz

Yachting Developments 27.4M YD65 the first motor yacht

Project: Riva 112 Dolcevita Super

Riva present the project for the 112 Dolcevita Super.  Designed by since the nineties Riva designer Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta of Officina Italiana Design the 112 Dolcevita Super is an evolution of the 110 Dolcevita which debuted in 2018 and has sold 32 units.  The main difference from the upcoming 112 to the 110 is the aft extension which now also comes with opening side bulkheads which extends and nearly double the size of the bathing beach platform.  With this extension the aft deck layout has also been changed with the 112 Dolcevita Super now having an aft sun-pad similar to what Riva presented with the 82 Diva a year ago.  The 112 Dolcevita Super also features more subtle changes like the extended glazing which serves the fore main deck master cabin and also the lower deck, with the hard-top also extended in length forward.  For the interior there should be other subtle changes but the 112 Dolcevita Super will offer a near identical layout with a master stateroom forward of the main deck, and four guest suites on the lower deck.  Crew accommodation if for five in three cabins, for an area which also includes a galley and an L-shaped dinette.  The Riva 112 Dolcevita Super is powered by twin MTU 2683hp for top speeds up to 25 knots and a cruise of 23.

www.riva-yacht.com

Viking Sportfish Ends Beached in Cancun Mexico

A 21 meter Viking sportfish yacht titled m/y Blue Rush ended beached and aground in Punta Sam, to the North of Cancun, Mexico on a story which was shared on TheQualifiedCaptain Instagram page on nine January.  The sportfish is filmed beached, and what looks a surveyor is taking photos of the hull.  The causes of the grounding are not reported, with the usual Instagram speculation comments following the story, from those of a sleeping captain to the voluntary dry dock and free bottom job for the cheap.  It will be interesting to know more at this stage, although because of insurance claims doubt we will ever hear about it.  The damage to the Viking sportfish is social media reported the be only to its propellers, with the yacht dry docked a couple of days later to the grounding.

Motor yacht Blue Rush is a 2023 Viking 72 Convertible as produced from 2016 to 2024 in 75 units, these numbers including the Enclosed Bridge version.  The Viking 72 Convertible came out as a replacement to the 70 Convertible and was replaced by the 74 Convertible.

New Model: Wider WiderCat 92

In Spring of 2024 Wider launched its first new WiderCat 92. The first WiderCat signals a new fresh direction for the Italian yacht builder who has revolutionized yachting with its forward-thinking technologies and unwavering commitment to conscious cruising from its arrival in 2010. With the WiderCat 92, the Fano based yacht builder show that the Wider Vision Hub is not just a marketing slogan, but a place where to push the boundaries of maritime and yachting innovation. The WiderCat 92 stands as the trailblazer in a series of avant-garde multihulls meticulously crafted by the Fano-based brand, and comes from a design by Luca Dini Design in partnership with Wider Centro Stile, captivating with its seamless integration of outdoor and indoor spaces but also pioneers technological advancements, embodying a harmonious fusion of beauty, functionality, sophistication, and innovation. With a focus on aesthetics and design ingenuity, Wider has elevated the WiderCat 92 to embody the style and elegance reminiscent of a mono-hull, in a 28 meter super catamaran reflecting a thoughtful balance between form and function, refined in a design within the realm of multihulls. WiderCat 92’s unit #1 features two generous VIP cabins and a twin guest cabin located lower deck. The main deck is dedicated to a capacious owner’s suite, complete with a private foredeck lounge, occupying nearly half of the total space. Additionally, a four-cabin layout option is available. The galley is conveniently situated on the main deck as well. Beyond the customizable aft cockpit on the main deck, which provides a breath taking view through uninterrupted windows, the upper deck boasts and additional forward cockpit, a sky lounge and the helm station. The tender garage, boasting a transom hatch that effortlessly transforms into an expansive swim platform, sets the stage for a remarkable maritime experience. The fold-down bulwarks serve a dual purpose, not only enriching the generous Beach Club, conveniently accessible from the VIP cabins, but also discreetly concealing storage compartments for water toys. This innovative design, that sets this model apart from others of similar length and category, ensures that every aspect of the WiderCat 92, from its functional elements to its recreational spaces, is meticulously crafted to enhance the overall seafaring pleasure. The WiderCat 92 also integrates Wider's advanced serial hybrid propulsion system, rooted in the shipyard's profound technical expertise, which sets the super catamaran apart in terms of performance achievements. With twin electric motors delivering 500kW each to the thrusters and two 349kW variable speed generators for electrical energy production, the catamaran exemplifies nautical advanced engineering. The heart of this prowess lies in the thirty LiFePO4 batteries, meticulously managed by a state-of-the-art Battery Management System. This system ensures continuous monitoring of operating parameters, facilitating intelligent charge balancing. Beyond its impressive efficiency, it's crucial to underscore that this outstanding performance is achieved with a total commitment to safety, reflecting Wider's dedication to delivering a secure and exhilarating yachting experience. Generators operate at minimum power consumption, allowing cruising in Zero Emission Mode with a 27-nautical-mile range at six knots in complete silence or a fourteen hour autonomy on battery power at anchor. Additionally, 150 m2 of solar panels ensure energy self-sufficiency at anchor, with any excess energy stored in the batteries for night time use.

Technical Data:

LOA - 28.04 m (92ft)

Hull Length - 23.9 m

Beam - 11.9 m

Draft - 1.65 m

Displacement - 138.8 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 8000 l

Water Capacity - 2000 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, four crew in two cabin

Engines - 2 x Lucchi 500kw

Propulsion - eShaft

Speed - thirteen knots max, eleven cruise, 8 knots economic, six knots electric only

Range - 600 nautical miles at 11 knots, 1100 nautical miles at 8 knots 

Project - Luca Dini exterior interior, MDS Engineering naval architecture, Centro Stile Wider

Certification - CE A

www.wider-yachts.com

Two Yachts Wrecked One Damaged in Fire at Port Lave Marseilles

Two yachts were destroyed and one was damaged in a fire which started on 17:29 of Thursday ninth January at Port de la Lave, near Corbieres Beach to the West of Marseilles.  The fire is reported to have started on the 27 meter m/y Naisca IV which also jumped to a seventeen meter flybridge yacht to its port side and then also to the 23 meter explorer m/y Aldabra to its starboard.  Marseilles Fire Fighters intervened to the blaze with 63 firefighters, nineteen vehicles, aerial reconnaissance drones, and the Caesar robot for an operation which became difficult to control as the yachts broke there mooring lines.  Ultimately Naisca IV and the seventeen meter flybridge yacht where badly damaged, wrecked and partly sunk from the blaze, while Aldabra is reported to receiving bad fire damage to its port side, for a fire which took just short of six hours to extinguish as it was turned off at 23:23 hours.  Following the fire the yachts where surrounded by an oil protection boon for an area which covered one hundred meters.  No causalities are reported with the cause of the fire being under investigation.

M/y Naisca IV which is the yacht reported to have started the fire is a 2006 Arno Leopard 27 Open as designed by Paolo Caliari and produced from 1994 to 2011 in 48 units.  The flybridge yacht is a Mochi Craft 56 as designed by Paolo Caliari and produced from 1989 to 93.  M/y Aldabra which was located to starboard and sustained fire damage is a custom Ocea 23m designed by Joubert and Nivelt and delivered in 2011.

Project: Absolute Navetta 62

Absolute present the Navetta 62 project, a new addition to the cross over explorer-motor yacht line up which currently features nine models from 48 up to 75 foot.  The Navetta 62 will feature all of Absolute must have features from a hard-top covered flybridge as standard and an aft deck with open veranda.  The Absolute Navetta 62 is to have an astern galley, in a flush deck layout with dining table for six to starboard of the galley, and relaxing saloon forward.  Two steps up to starboard will lead you to the helm station which is also serviced by a side door.  The lower deck offers a three double stateroom layout, with the owners stateroom located forward, VIP suite at midships, and third cabin to starboard.  A third head which also serves the third cabin is located to port side, just after finishing the companionway stairs which leads to the lower deck.  A crew cabin for two is located aft.  The Absolute Navetta 62 will be standard powered by twin Volvo 900hp with optional 1000hp engines being available. 

www.absoluteyachts.com

New Model: Solaris Power 52 Coupe

Solaris has for the 2024 Dusseldorf boat show debuted its new 52 Coupe model.  The 52 Coupe is based on the hull line of the 52 Open which arrived some months before with the difference of an enclosed cabin pilot house on the main deck, thus it is more of an all weather cabin yacht.  The Solaris 52 Coupe is offered in two lower deck Cabin A and Cabin B versions, with the A offering two cabins and owners stateroom at midships, and B and three cabins two head lower deck layout.  The enclosed main deck offers a living area with saloon to starboard behind the helm station and a galley located opposite to port side.  Tender storage is a garage located behind the aft sun-pad.  The Solaris 52 Coupe is powered by twin Volvo 480hp as standard or optional 600hp, both options with IPS pod drives.

Technical Data:

LOA - 16.2 m (53ft)

Waterline Length - 14.8 m

Beam - 4.95 m

Draft - 1.25 m

Displacement - 19,200 kg unloaded, 23,000 kg loaded

Fuel Capacity - 2000 l

Water Capacity - 500 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, or six berths in three cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 480hp, D8 600hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS650 or IPS800 dual propeller pod drives

Speed - 28 knots max 22 cruise with 480hp, 33 knots max 25 cruise with 600hp

Project - Bruno Acampora Victory Design exterior and naval architect, Roseo interior 

www.solarispower.com

Project: Rand Realm 44

Rand present the Realm 44, the project for its biggest build to date.  The Realm 44 aims to bring the best from the popular day boat genre, mixed with those of a spacious cruising layout and the performance of an adventure boat. The interior of the Realm 44 will offer sleeping accommodation for four persons in an open plan cabin layout with a convertible U-shaped dinette which becomes a double berth forward, and two single berths at midships, while a shower head located to starboard in between the two areas will serve the guests.  The Rand Realm 44 is to be powered by twin 300 kw E-drive electric motors, Mercruiser petrol sterndrive of twin 350hp and or 430hp, or twin 370hp Yanmar and or 440hp Volvo diesel, and outboard options of twin Mercury 400 and or 600hp.

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Flybridge Cruiser Wrecked by Fire in Capo Gallo, Palermo

A flybridge cruiser of about thirteen meters in length went ablaze at the Motomar Shipyard in Capo Gallo, Palermo at 10:20 of Sunday fifth January.  The flybridge cruiser was not attended during the fire, with the Vigili dell Fuoco fire fighters responding to the blaze with two fire engine trucks.  A sport cruiser located to the starboard of the boat on fire also sustained cosmetic fire damage.  The fire was ultimately controlled, although the boat in question ended wrecked, as all its main deck was destroyed by the fire.  An investigation was opened by the local Police to determine what could have started the blaze. 

New Model: Princess X95 Vista

Princess has in 2024 updated its X95 flagship model, now being called the X95 Vista. Vista English translates to Views, which is a clear indication of more glazing added to the Plymouth yacht builders current flagship model, with the X95 Vista easily recognizable by the fore to aft uninterrupted hull window serving the lower deck cabin area.  Announced in 2018 as a project to a design of Pininfarina with Olesinki and the Princess design team, the X95 is a volume focused pocket super yacht, with a load line under 24 meters which makes into standard yacht master licence, but also less problematic for certification.  The original X95 debuted in 2020, and has up to the end of 2024 been delivered in 23 units, these including the X95 Vista soft evolution.  The Princess X95 is considered by many as an ugly duckling outside, though many says while you are onboard the volume and spaces of the yacht makes you forget all about the outside.

Technical Data:

LOA - 29 m (95.4ft)

Beam - 6.70 m

Draft - 2.03 m

Displacement - 106,625 kg half load

Fuel Capacity - 13818 l

Water Capacity - 1865 l

Accommodation - 10 berths in 5 cabins, or 8 berths in 4 cabins, 3 crew in 2 cabins, or 5 crew in 3 cabins

Engines - 2 x Man V12 1900hp, V12 2000hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 22 knots max with 2000hp, 21 knots max with 1900hp

Project - Olesinski hull lines, Pininfarina concept

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Sportfish Boat Wrecked by Fire in Pirates Cove Marina North Carolina

An express sportfish cruiser titled m/y Fin Chaser of twelve meters in length was wrecked by a fire on the C Dock of Pirates Cove Marina, in the Outer Bank of North Carolina at a blaze which started at 15:02 hours of Friday third January.  The fire was attended by crews from the Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department and Nags Head Fire Department, who additionally also removed the boat from its place to avoid further damage.  No one was injured in the fire as the sportfish cruiser was reported unattended during the blaze, but parts of the dock were also damaged from the fire.  Manteo Police Department is investigating the cause of the fire.

M/y Fin Chaser the express sportfish in this fire is a 1987 Jersey Cape Devil 40 as designed by Buddy Davis and Donald Blount and produced from 1987 up to the end of that decade.  The Devil 40 was replaced by the Devil 36.  Featuring the custom Carolina look, Jersey Cape is a New Jersey semi-custom boat builder, located in the Mullica river which started boat building in the mid seventies.

Princess Yacht Ends Beached in Redhead Beach New South Wales

A sixteen meter Princess sport yacht with two woman onboard ended beached to the South of Third Creek of Red Head Beach, New South Wales, Australia, on the morning of Friday third January.  The Princess yacht is reported to have suffered engine failure during navigation and ended beached.  Both woman onboard did not have any injuries. The area where the yacht beached was cordoned by the authorities as a salvage operation was organized the following day on Saturday, after which it was towed to a nearby marina.  The Princess yacht is reported to have had minimal damage from this accident.

The Princess sport yacht in this beaching is a V53 as produced from 2005 to 2009 to a design of Bernard Olesinski.  The Princess V53 came out as a replacement to the V55 and evolved into the V56 with the addition of a larger bathing platform aft.

Project: Cheoy Lee 127 Discovery

Cheoy Lee present the 127 Discovery project, a 38 meter triple deck super yacht designed by Nick Boksa. Drawing on his extensive background in both commercial and leisure vessel design, Boksa gave this explorer yacht a traditional steel displacement hull with a sharp entry and spray chine. The hull has been subject to extensive computational fluid dynamics studies, ensuring its stability, sea kindliness, and efficiency. The mission statement for the 127 Discovery is to support luxurious transoceanic adventures. To that end, particular attention has been paid to optimizing the service areas on board. While the yacht can be operated with a smaller crew, there are comfortable quarters for up to eleven, including a bridge-deck captain’s cabin which is something rare for a yacht of this size. Two crew lounges give the staff ample places to refresh during a long voyage. The Cheoy Lee 127 Discovery makes the most of every space on its four decks with interiors designed by Sylvia Bolton. The bridge deck leads into the large midships lounge, one of the most fun and flexible spaces on board. It can serve as a bar, media room or game-day sky box. Open the glass doors to the aft deck to create an indoor/outdoor party space complete with al fresco table. On the main deck, the full-beam owner’s stateroom seems transported from a superyacht. An alcove desk, his-and-her bathrooms and closets, this suite has it all. The galley also is huge, featuring a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, and plenty of space for food prep. It serves a dining area and salon where guests are treated to stunning views through expansive windows. Side decks allow easy crew transit, giving owners and guests privacy when desired. The lower deck holds four spacious guest suites, served by a dedicated pantry and washer/dryer. Forward, the crew enjoys facilities like a full laundry and large lounge typically found on a much bigger yacht. There is also an engineer’s cabin and shop off the engine room, which true to Cheoy Lee form is a paragon of practicality. To aft is the beach club with its own day head makes an inviting getaway and gateway to the sea. 

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Paolo Vitelli 1947 - 2024

Paolo Vitelli the founder of Azimut Yachts and Azimut-Benetti Group has died aged 77 in his home in Ayas, Aosta on the afternoon of 31 December 2024.  Vitelli died in a tragic accident as he was reported trying to open a shutter door when he fell and hit his head.  Born 4 October 1947 Paolo Vitelli is one of the most important yachting entrepreneur and industrialist of the past fifty years, a man who shaped the yacht industry in Italy and beyond.  Paolo Vitelli will start Azimut as a boat charter company in March 1969, from the savings he made from his student jobs and selling his share in the Temposei Night Club in Turin.  A year later in June 1970 he will get a degree in Economics and Business and in 1971 he will become the Italian dealer of the Dutch made Amerglass fiberglass cruisers.  In 1975 Azimut Yachts becomes a yacht builder as it builds the first 43 Bali model as designed by Bernard Olesinski and interiors by Terence Disdale. The first Azimut shows the designer inspired direction and is the start to an unstoppable industrial expansion and growth which continues till today.  In just seven years Azimut shows the important super yacht player it will become when it launches the 105 Failaka, which was also the largest fiberglass build yacht of the time and will be delivered in four units in a four year production run.  Vitelli will not stop and in 1985 he will start to make Group as he purchases the bankrupt Fratelli Benetti shipyard.  Paolo Vitelli will restore Benetti leadership in custom and semi-custom Super Yacht production and in 1998 also debuts the shipyard into the fiberglass semi-production market with the Classic 115, which will sell 27 units in an eight year production run and is followed by smaller and larger GRP builds and will put Azimut-Benetti as the leader with the most build Super Yachts from 1999 till today.  Azimut-Benetti Group will also purchase Gobbi shipyard in the fall of 2001 rebranded as Atlantis some years later, and becoming the entry level sport cruiser and sport yacht line up of Azimut Yachts from 2012.  Azimut-Benetti also enters into marina ownership debuting with Varazze in 2005, and then followed with Viareggio and Livorno in Italy, and Valletta in Malta, and on Lake Chimki, Moscow in Russia.  Paolo Vitelli also created the small Hotels de Charme chain that restore old buildings in Chamonix in France and Champoluc and Mascognaz in the Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, which conferred on him the title of Amis de la Vallée d’Aoste.  Paolo Vitelli also lead the Italian Boat Builders UCINA Association President from 1998 to 2006, a period of record growth for the Italian Nautical Industry which is still unprecedented.  Paolo Vitelli was also an honorary consul of Norway from 1974 to 2018 and from March 2013 to September 2015, he was a member of the Italian parliament, elected in the Civic Choice list with Monti for Italy. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic and the Transport and Finance Commissions.  Paolo Vitelli also received the following honours; 1996 Cavaliere del lavoro Order of Merit for Labour; 2004 Honorary degree in mechanical engineering from Politecnico di Torino; 2006 Confindustria “Champions of Growth” award as best Italian business in the five-year period 2001-2006 in terms of growth, innovation and internationalisation; 2011 Amis de la Vallée d’Aoste for his contribution to the development of tourism in various locations by creating quality hotels in old rural buildings; 2017 Carlo Riva Award for entrepreneur of the year; and in 2022 he was named the Torinese of the Year.  Paolo Vitelli will give leadership to Azimut-Benetti Group to his daughter Giovanna in 2022.

Azimut Yacht Ends into Rocks and Sinks in La Quedrada Acapulco

A fifteen meter Azimut yacht titled m/y Amore Mio with fifteen guests onboard ended sinking in La Quedrada, Acapulco Mexico just before 14:00 of Tuesday 31 December.  Amore Mio is video shown ending in the enclosed La Quedrada cliff diving high reefs tourist attraction inlet, and looking incapicated without power and hitting the rocks.  At this stage the yacht is discharging passengers and then in another film is seen towed out of the area, by another smaller boat by which after the towing the Azimut is seen sinking, with its debris ending in the area as the current takes it crashing into the reefs semi-sunk.  No tourists are reported injured as the Mexican Navy came to the scene and cordoned the area.  The cause of why the yacht ended in that spot are not reported, though on social media one person who said the brother of his friend was on the yacht, said Amore Mio ended powerless and tide dragged into the enclosed inlet.  

The yacht in this collision is an Azimut AZ Cinquanta as produced from 1996 to 1997 to a Stefano Righini design.  The AZ Cinquanta soft evolved into the 52 in 1998 with a standard extended bathing platform, and a second lower deck option.  Two hundred units were sold of the AZ Cinquanta and 52 in a six year production run lasting till 2002.

Best of 2024

The year 2024 brought boat and yacht builders back to reality, as the boost to boating from Covid-19 has gone.  We are finally in a polar market, correcting itself to before 2020!  Fortunately but also thanks to the supply chain problems which was generated mostly by the first lock downs, the damage of this boating boom is not bad as it could have been, with the exception of the inflation that has come after the pandemic, which unfortunately is not only related to boating but in everything that touches the purse.  The damage of the past years is not as bad as was that of the Leasing Scheme of the noughties for example, although the hurdle of inflation is a problem which also troubles the new boat market especially in the smaller-medium sizes, which probably will correct itself over the coming years, unless the commanding market says other wise. 

Power Yacht Best of 2024 is the Azimut Fly 62.  Probably you will ask why not give this to the Seadeck 6, which is an innovative yacht which still deserves a lot of praise.  But many times evolving the wheel is harder then inventing a new one, that is why the Fly 62 takes this. The flybridge motor yacht is the most conservative of styles, yet over fifteen meters it still has the most big part of the yacht sales.  Azimut has with this new 62 re-challenged the genre again, I do not know how many times they did it since the eighties, thanks to the innovative Beach Cockpit aft-area converting settee, that converts to sun-pad is pure genius, and as a reality of fact more all around usable to the opening balconies some other builders have introduced on similar sized flybridge yachts in the last ten years.   

The others.

BB Yachts Panarea 44.  New brand BB yachts wide-body fore to aft cockpit offers unrivalled exterior spaces, with an interior which is actually also comfortably good.

Blue Game BGM75. Catamarans look to be the next thing, though the BGM75 is the less cat of all with near to mono-hull beam to length ratio. With this all cabins rival that of a mono-hull, and has an aft beach club with spaces of a super yacht.

Bolide 80. A new name from fast hull specialist Brunello Acampora.  To achieve the 73 knots top speed nothing is left to chance on the first Bolide with full use of carbon fibre for the ultimate light to strength ratio.

Fairline Targa 40. A fully new Targa 40, which with its optional transformative cockpit rivals same sized central console walk-around space outside, with a cabin a twelve meter sport cruiser deserves.

Omikron OT-60. Translated Omikron means Little O, the name for Greek's Olympic Marine new brand.  Multi prized the sailing yacht without a mast looking OT-60 brings incredible spaces and a one thousand nautical miles range at best cruise.

Sacs Rebel 50G. Maxi rib becomes sport yacht or the other way round.  It is a mix in this fully enclosed good looking maxi-rib and yacht.  Two options for the lower deck, and four for the main deck makes it also semi-custom as it can get. 

Sanlorenzo 50Steel. Sanlorenzo leads the Super Yachting eco-race as green methanol totally fuels the domestic side for the new 50Steel.  But the 50Steel has other innovations, as its Hidden-Engine-Room making the lower deck its main living area. 

Wally Why100. The smallest Wally Why100 is different to the larger Why150 and Why200 maximum space to length offer, giving a magic unique way how its spaces are delivered.  Futuristic 23rd century fast commuter yacht! 

History Repeat. Apreamare Gozzo 38 Cabin.  When Apreamare revolutionized the Gozzo Sorrentino in 1987 with the Smeraldo 7 model, the cabin evolution that the Smeraldo 8 Cabinato brought five years later, for a more cabin cruising boat was as much important.  The 38 Cabin follows the same script again on the revolutionized Gozzo series which arrived in 2017, what is an enclosed hard-top more cabin cruising version of the Gozzo 35.  The story always repeats itself! 

PowerYacht wishes to all its followers, friends, readers, and visitors a Healthy and Prosperous 2025 year.